In this globalization era, technology grows very fast, especially internet media. Through this
media, everyone can connect to each other. This condition can affect the mass media growth.
Nowadays, there are many internet-based portal media, known as online media. Through this media,
people can acces information easily, wherever and whenever.

The mass media will unwittingly affect a person. The more intense someone uses mass media, the more
he cannot avoid the influence. How media affects a person is through preaching.

In the early 2016, almost all media, especially online media, reported LGBT phenomenon. It began
with the existence of several groups that supported LGBT, resulted in various response to the
incident. Therefore, media reported this phenomenon in various versions which lead to various
effects to the readers. Many have refused, but some agreed with LGBT. It was an interesting
phenomenon to researcher. The purpose of this study is to know the trend of negative attitude
toward LGBT news.

This study is conducted on second year students of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences and
Humanity, Islamic State University of Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta. This research is a quantitative
research by distributing questionnaires to 47 respondents. Once the data is obtained, the
researcher analyzes the data by finding the average score of each statement item. Result from this
study shows an average value of 2.40. This value belongs to the quite- negative attitude, means
there is a tendency of negative attitudes of Sociology Student toward the news LGBT in online
media.


OBJECTIVE
Our objective was to offer a preliminary description of MR lymphangiography; its uses and limitations; and its findings in infants, children, and young adults.

SUBJECTS AND METHODS
Twenty-nine patients underwent 32 MR lymphangiographic examinations for evaluation of vascular malformations, other masses, soft-tissue swelling, gigantism, fluid accumulation, or pain. MR lymphangiography was based on a heavily T2-weighted fast spin-echo sequence and a maximum-intensity-projection algorithm. We assessed the axial and off-axial lymphatic channels in conjunction with MR venography to help differentiate veins from lymphatics. Correlation was made with published lymphangiograms and anatomic diagrams to assist interpretation and (when available) with histologic specimens (n = 11) for validation.

RESULTS
Presumed lymphatic channels were seen universally, although 14 examinations showed incomplete venous signal suppression. Lymphatic channels appeared normal in eight children and in 20 of the 21 asymptomatic contralateral limbs. Ten patients had an increased number and size of off-axial channels, including seven children with large, diffuse low-flow vascular malformations. Enlarged axial and off-axial channels were seen in five patients, four of whom had Klippel-Trénaunay syndrome. Six patients, each with an extensive hemangioendothelioma, Klippel-Trénaunay syndrome, Gorham syndrome, or unilateral body edema, showed absence or interruption of axial channels.

CONCLUSION
MR lymphangiography appears to be a useful noninvasive technique to study superficial and deep lymphatic channels in children with local or diffuse vascular lesions or swelling of extremities. Its limitations notwithstanding, the technique may offer further insight into the nature of vascular anomalies, may direct therapy, and may predict prognosis.


A study of integration issues of Ti SALICIDE with preaniorphization for sub-0.18 pm gate length 1.8V CMOS technologies is presented, studying process window and process optimization in terms of the most relevant device parameters and device performance. The process space explored included As pre-amorphization implant (PAI) energy, Ti thickness, silicide rapid thermal processing (RTP) formation temperature and time, silicide RTP anneal tcmperature and time, and two post-SALICIDE flows: low temperature (T300"C except RTP steps) and high temperature (T up to 700°C). An optimized process was obtained with a -45 nm thin silicide, using shallow preamorphization, short anneal time, optimized RTP, and low temperature post-SALICIDE processing, obtaining optimal silicide to source/drain contact resistance (&), source and drain series resistance (RsD), and drive current (IDRIVE), with low 0.16 pm gate sheet resistance, low diode leakage and no gate to S/D bridging.


Summary 1. To minimize study-area artefacts in a study of natal dispersal distances in tree swallows, we intensively banded nestlings and adults in nest-boxes in upstate New York and recruited and trained 70 volunteer banders within a 400 km radius of Ithaca. We banded 26 567 nestlings in the years 1985 through 1998, and captured 4774 adults at the nest, 630 of which had been banded as nestlings and were recaptured the year after fledging. 2. To correct for spatial variation in capture intensity, we resampled the distribution of all boxes where an adult capture was made under uniform, exponential and Cauchy null hypotheses. Compared to the null distributions, the frequency of observed dispersal events was significantly higher at 0‐10 km and lower for all larger dispersal distances. The Cauchy distribution came closest to approximating the observed dispersal distance distribution. 3. Dispersal distances were sensitive to the distribution of nesting sites, and all measurements of dispersal distance distributions must be seen as being habitat-specific. We could detect no effect of dispersal distance on the subsequent timing of breeding and no effect of the timing of fledging on dispersal distance. The sexual differences in raw mean dispersal distances (8·38 km for females, 2·44 km for males) are similar to those reported for other species. 4. While it is tempting to conclude that studies in smaller areas have not missed a great deal, even a study area of 10 km extent (substantially larger than most) would have missed 11% of the dispersing birds detected and 95% of the range of distances recorded. Despite this sizeable component that would have been missed with a smaller study area, the relatively low frequencies of long-distance dispersal overall reinforce the conclusion that tree swallows, and probably most other migratory passerines, generally disperse much less far from their natal sites than the distances of their annual migrations might lead one to expect.


This section presents a brief assessment of the state of freedom and governance in the Arab countries at the beginning of the third millennium .


The fall of the socialist system in the late 1980s determined major changes in the economy of former socialist countries. These changes affected especially the mono industrial cities. Even after privatisation, the industrial sector remained in restructuring and decline, often leading to the closure of factories. Structural or functional conversion processes have been delayed and on the site of former factories remain many abandoned places, which were neglected by the authorities. These areas influence both the natural and socio-economic environment: from local community to potential investors. Since the brownfield areas were not given much attention, this paper contributes to a correct definition, identification and presentation of such sites and the main barriers that hinder their redevelopment. For the case study, two mono industrial cities from two neighbouring former socialist countries (Romania and Serbia) were analysed. The object of the study was the comparison of the redevelopment solutions applied so far with their impact on socio-economic environment and the plans for future development.


Abstract Injected depot formulations of somatostatin peptide analogs are routinely used to treat acromegaly and neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). CRN00808, a small molecule nonpeptide selective somatostatin receptor 2 (sst2) agonist, is being evaluated for efficacy and safety in patients with acromegaly. The current Phase 1 study was conducted in two Parts: In Part A, the absorption, metabolism, excretion, and mass balance of a single oral dose of 20 mg [14C]-CRN00808 (3.0 MBq) oral solution was characterized in six healthy male subjects. Plasma, blood, urine, and feces were collected for up to 432 hours, and were analyzed for total radioactivity and CRN00808 concentrations (plasma only). Metabolite profiling was conducted on the plasma, urine, and feces samples. In Part B, the absolute bioavailability of CRN00808 was determined by administering a single oral dose of 20 mg CRN00808 compared with a single micro-tracer intravenous (IV) bolus injection of 50 µg [14C]-CRN00808 (0.0185 MBq) in five healthy male subjects. The IV dose was administered approximately 90 minutes after the oral dose. Plasma samples were collected for up to 144 hours and were analyzed for total radioactivity and CRN00808 concentrations (plasma only). Key data from Part A and Part B will be presented. Available data from Part A of the study show that >90% of radioactivity was recovered within 7 days of dosing. The primary route of excretion was the feces (>90%) with minimal excretion in the urine (<10%). Absorption of total [14C]-CRN00808-derived radioactivity in plasma was rapid (median Tmax=1 hour), and the mean Cmax, AUC0-∞, and t1/2 were determined to be 194 ng-equivalents/mL, 3340 ng-equivalents.hr/mL, and 31 hours, respectively. The pharmacokinetic parameters of unchanged CRN00808 in plasma were similar, suggesting that majority of the circulating drug-derived radioactivity is accounted for by unchanged CRN00808 and there are no abundant circulating metabolites. Treatment emergent adverse events associated with CRN00808 were generally mild and transient, and consistent with those reported with other somatostatin agonists. In conclusion, results from this clinical trial in healthy volunteers confirm that CRN00808 has excellent drug-like properties for chronic once-daily oral treatment of patients with acromegaly.


This thesis proposes a distributed network topology discovery system based on SNMP. In order to realize this idea of architecture, we implement the underlying logic processing first by means of using SnmpSharpNet Development Kit. Then we design a distributed SNMP programming model with WCF technology, and implement the construction of the network layer network topology with Silverlight technology. At last, we give the concrete realization of the network topology discovery system.


ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate efficacy and safety of add-on therapy of Nigella sativa oil in patients of stage 3 and 4 of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in a tertiary care center of north India in stage 3 and 4 patients of CKD. It was a prospective, comparative, and open label study. Patients were randomly divided into two interventional groups. Group I (Control) received conservative management of CKD while Group II (Test) received conservative management along with N. sativa oil (2.5 mL, per orally, once daily) for 12 weeks. Hemogram and renal function tests were done, and adverse events were recorded at 0, 6, and 12 weeks of treatment. Results: After 12 weeks of treatment, there was a progressive improvement in clinical features and biochemical parameters in both the groups, but it was more marked in the test group compared to control group. Both groups showed gradual improvement in the biochemical parameters as compared to their pre-treated values which were more marked in N. sativa oil supplemented group. There was a reduction in blood glucose, blood urea, serum creatinine, and 24-hr total urine protein. There was an increase in hemoglobin, 24-hr total urine volume, and glomerular filtration rate. Conclusion: N. sativa oil supplementation along with conservative management is efficacious and safe in averting the progression of disease in stage 3 and 4 patients of CKD. Keywords: Chronic kidney disease, Nigella sativa oil, End-stage renal disease, Glomerular filtration rate.


This paper is aimed at presenting a framework that consists of a pattern generator and a controller, which are combined together to realize continuous and dynamically equilibrated running motion on a 4-link 3-DoF one-legged robot with no passively compliant elements. Initially, we make use of a pattern generator to synthesize dynamically-consistent running trajectories in which the rotational inertia and the associated angular momentum term are characterized. As for the controller, ground reaction force constraints are imposed to the system indirectly. For this purpose, joint torque values that are corresponding to horizontal and vertical force errors are computed. Subsequently, they are inserted to an admittance filter block to obtain the associated joint displacements. These joint displacements are then fed-back to local servo controllers to implement indirect force feedback control in an actively compliant manner. Additionally, friction compensation and foot orientation controller blocks are added to enhance the system performance. In order to validate the method, running experiments are conducted on the actual one-legged robot. As the result, we satisfactorily obtained continuous, dynamically equilibrated and repetitive running cycles.


A competitive analysis for the online and offline optimization problems for a slotted energy harvesting (EH) wireless communication system is studied. The objective is to design online strategies that minimize the competitive rate gap that is defined as the maximum gap between the optimal rates that can be achieved by the offline and online policies over all possible energy arrival profiles. It is shown that the competitive rate gap is upper-bounded by the logarithm of the number of slots, and a myopic online transmission policy is proposed that achieves a lower rate gap.


Methylation of the mRNA 5′ cap by cellular methyltransferases enables efficient translation and avoids recognition by innate immune factors. Coronaviruses encode viral 2′‐O‐methyltransferases to shield their RNA from host factors. Here, we generate recombinant SARS–CoV‐2 harboring a catalytically inactive 2′‐O‐methyltransferase Nsp16, Nsp16mut, and analyze viral replication in human lung epithelial cells. Although replication is only slightly attenuated, we find SARS–CoV‐2 Nsp16mut to be highly immunogenic, resulting in a strongly enhanced release of type I interferon upon infection. The elevated immunogenicity of Nsp16mut is absent in cells lacking the RNA sensor MDA5. In addition, we report that Nsp16mut is highly sensitive to type I IFN treatment and demonstrate that this strong antiviral effect of type I IFN is mediated by the restriction factor IFIT1. Together, we describe a dual role for the 2′‐O‐methyltransferase Nsp16 during SARS–CoV‐2 replication in avoiding efficient recognition by MDA5 and in shielding its RNA from interferon‐induced antiviral responses, thereby identifying Nsp16 as a promising target for generating attenuated and highly immunogenic SARS–CoV‐2 strains and as a potential candidate for therapeutic intervention.


Description of hospital facilities and services in selected hospitals in Ireland; the report of a tour of inspection carried out in May 1956. Hospital plans are included.


A class of nonlinear delay systems is considered,and the state feedback control stabilization and robust H∞ control problem is studied.A suitable assumption is given to the nonlinear term f(x(t),x(t-τ),t) of the system.Under the assumption,using the LMI approach the sufficient condition for robust stabilization of the system is presented.And the existence condition of optimization control is studied based on the Hamilton differential inequality method.


Nosiheptide is a sulfur-containing peptide antibiotic obtained through fermentation. It can be used as feed additives because of its relative safety and good effect. However, nosiheptide fermentation does not have a high yield. Keeping the fermentation environment or operating conditions optimum through optimization is an effective way to improve nosiheptide's yield, while accurate and reliable process models are the basis to achieve process optimization. Based on the reaction mechanism of the nosiheptide fed-batch fermentation process, we establish its mechanism models. Fermentation processes have slow time-varying characteristics and the conditions usually change due to disturbances during the production process, so the accuracy of established models tends to decline. Thus, models do not match the actual process gradually, leading to model mismatch, which have bad effects on the optimization and control of the process. Therefore, it is necessary to update the process models in time. In this paper, we up...


The Department of Information Sciences at the University of Zadar has recently submitted its new program for accreditation at two university levels—the undergraduate and the graduate. These programs were designed according to the needs of the library, archival, and museum (LAM) community. Together with the existing PhD program, these programs approached educational issues from a two-fold perspective: firstly, the authors intended to offer new content, knowledge and skills, as represented by a number of optional and elective courses and workshops that could answer the needs of the LAM sector in both Croatia and the region ; and secondly, the authors were aware of the fact that the educational programs for the LAM sector, that sometimes tend to be atomized and situated in different academic surroundings, should be managed in a different way. Reflecting those perspectives, special attention in this paper will be paid to issues concerning the digitalization of cultural heritage. Different models for the collection and presentation, preservation and use of digital assets have been designed. All are based upon a multilayered concept of the communication of cultural memory as a complex phenomenon studies, and several of them form a part of the courses in the curricula. This paper will also focus on convergence issues as a basis for the understanding of the relationship between several LAM and other disciplines, such as communication, semantics, cognitive sciences, among others, as well as the theoretical boundaries of the information sciences in relation to the disciplinary traditions of archival, library, and museology studies. This will shed light on the unifying principles of information disciplines and fields of practice that could provide a new framework for disciplinary theory, as well as on the barriers that sometimes affect the planning process. Also included will be a discussion on interdisciplinary issues (as something to be desired), as these can lead towards a new paradigm of IS in a digital society, as well as how these issues might influence overall discipline identities


The purpose ef this study was to investigate the aecuracy of temporary fixation with Laser welding for fixed partial dentures (FPDs). Five kinds of experimental FPD with different weldinglsoldering gaps were fabricated (O, 20, 501im for welding; 300um for seldering). Then, FPDs were temporary-fixed by laser welding or with a self-curing resin. Fixation accuracy was evaluated by thc changc in distanee and the angular cleformation between two retainers, The change in distance and the angular deformation between two retainers of the FPD without weldingfsoldering gap were signiricantly larger than


The problems in present teaching situation of Fruit Cultivation were analyzed.Three ways about how to enhance the teaching quality of Fruit Cultivation were discussed,including optimizing the teaching contents,reforming the teaching methods and enhancing the practice teaching.


The article dwells on the concept of technical abilities and their development features of children at the preschool age. Theoretical aspects of development of technical abilities are considered through the practice-oriented material.


The aim of this paper is to examine the implications of China-Nigeria economic/trade relations on international cultural education, through the adoption of Chinese language in Nigerian public and private primary and secondary schools. This study is based on qualitative educational orientation, and the exploratory literature review and descriptive case study designs. Qualitative content analysis was used to elucidate and include citations from the reviewed literature data, and for description of the case studies. Findings of the study show that China-Nigeria economic partnership re-shaped Nigeria's current language educational policy for inclusive international cultural education; promotion of global, peace, and citizenship education; development and improvement of language instructional centers and personnel; and improving implementation challenges as delivery mechanism on pedagogy, resources, time, and financial cost. The study will incite further research by African countries currently implementing Chinese language and culture curriculum in schools and adult education centers. Confucius Institutes' research and development units across Africa can undertake research and come out with a unified Chinese language policy for schools and centers across Africa, a means of sustaining China-Africa partnership. China-Nigeria partnership on language and cultural education in primary and secondary schools has not been researched in any conventional research format prior to this article. The paper will be of value in interdisciplinary studies as international, cultural, peace, global, language, history, and economics education; economics; globalization studies; modern history; Chinese and Asian studies; African studies; amongst others.


This article presents an overview of the development of two basic software libraries for image manipulation and data visualization in cryo-EM: emcore and emvis.


The changes of wet and dry weights and germination of barley seed in different periods of its swelling in nontreated (control), extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF EMF) )—treated, and extremely low frequency vibrations (ELFV)—treated cold (4°C) and warm (20°C) distilled water (DW) were studied. The metabolic-dependent seed hydration, dry weight dissolving, germination, and water binding in seed were modulated by preliminary EMF- and ELFV-treated DW. Frequency "windows" for the effect of EMF and ELFV on seed hydration, solubility, water binding in seed, and germination were discovered. These "windows" were different for EMF and ELFV, as well as in various phases of seed swelling. It is suggested that EMF-induced water structure modification has a different biological effect on the process of seed hydration, solubility, water binding in seed, and germination compared to ELFV.


Granular flow in a rotating tumbler is of theoretical and industrial significance. However, in spite of its relative simplicity, little is known about the dynamics of the top flowing layer. Here we present an experimental study of the velocity field within the fluidized layer of monodisperse particles in a quasi-2D (two-dimensional) rotating tumbler in the rolling flow regime using particle tracking velocimetry. The granular flow is illuminated by a laser flash and recorded using a charge coupled device camera. Image processing is used to remove the experimental noise and to achieve sub-pixel accuracy in calculating the particle displacements. The ensemble-averaged streamwise and transverse velocity profiles are calculated based on the particle displacements for three angular velocities and three bead sizes. The normalized streamwise velocity profile is linear throughout the fluidized layer, but becomes logarithmic as it enters the "fixed" bed where slow particle rearrangements dominate. The rms velocitie...


A plant's roots dig deep into the ground so the plant can establish itself and solidify its place in the large, expansive landscape. Irrespective of the environmental changes, the roots remain strong and constant to provide rigidity, nourishment, and life to the maturing plant. This is the case for the culture of Bangladesh; founded in agriculture despite the ever-changing demands of the 'above-ground' world. The assault of mankind, both in sheer number and consumption of natural products, has largely impacted the established 'root's of Bangladesh ("Agriculture"). Agriculture, specifically subsistence farming, has been fundamental for Bangladesh families for so long, and there is no indication that this pattern will ever cease: "More than 70 percent of Bangladesh's population and 77 percent of its workforce lives in rural areas. Nearly half of all of Bangladesh's workers and two-thirds in rural areas are directly employed by agriculture, and about 87 percent of rural households rely on agriculture for at least part of their income" ("Bangladesh: Growing the Economy").


Non-skewed rotors can be used to eliminate the slot harmonic field, as well as, the noise and vibration can also be weakened effectively. However, it is difficult to determine the spatial distribution of the asymmetrical rotor bars and slot combinations, which can affect the loss and air-gap force significantly. Taking a 5.5kW, 4-pole induction motor as an example, this paper studies the influence of the above factors on the loss and air-gap force systematically, by using Finite Element Method (FEM), and the experiment validation on efficiency and no-load noise are also performed on a 5.5 kW prototype.


Unintended pregnancies are associated with a higher risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes, particularly when they occur within a short time interval from a previous birth.1 Early access to highly effective reversible intrauterine contraceptives (IUCs) and contraceptive implants in the postpartum period has been demonstrated to help women prevent unintended and rapid-repeat pregnancies.2 We discuss several compelling reasons for immediate postpartum provision of such methods to women who desire them.

IUCs (both copper intrauterine devices and levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine systems) and implants are in the highest tier of contraceptive effectiveness3 because they require no active adherence on the part of the user. Provision of these methods in hospital following delivery is particularly attractive because it is convenient for women who may be highly motivated to prevent another pregnancy and logistically optimal in that health professionals trained in method placement could be readily available. Despite previous concerns, immediate postpartum placement of IUCs and implants is also extremely safe.4 There is no increased risk of pain, bleeding, infection or uterine perforation for IUCs placed immediately (within ten minutes of placental delivery) compared to delayed placement (weeks later).

The safety of immediate post-delivery placement of IUCs and implants is reflected in the World Health Organization Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use (WHO MEC), which provides evidence-based guidance regarding medical eligibility for specific contraceptive methods. This guidance is used by specialists in sexual and reproductive health worldwide to ensure that women are not exposed to inappropriate risk while at the same time are not denied access to methods that are medically appropriate. It has been adapted for use in several countries including the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US). The 2009 WHO MEC supports immediate postpartum placement of levonorgestrel-releasing implants and IUCs for non-breastfeeding women and copper IUCs for all women. Some country-specific adaptions of the WHO MEC differ regarding their synthesis of the evidence on levonorgestrel and breastfeeding. The 2009 UK MEC and the 2010 US MEC both support immediate postpartum placement of implants for all women and the US MEC also extends this guidance to levonorgestrel-releasing IUCs.

Reported expulsion rates for postpartum IUCs vary widely, partly due to differences in follow-up intervals and quality of evidence across studies. For copper-releasing IUCs, immediate postpartum placement is consistently associated with higher expulsion rates than for delayed placement (1–36.9% versus ~3.0%).5 Additionally, the expulsion rate following immediate placement after vaginal delivery is consistently higher than that following immediate placement after Caesarean delivery (7.5–22.6% versus 0–13.9%).5 However, these risks seem tolerable given the alternative of no immediate postpartum devices being placed at all. Many women do not obtain contraception before their six-to-eight week postpartum visit, yet up to 41% will attempt vaginal intercourse within six weeks of delivery.6 Among women who are not exclusively breastfeeding, ovulation may already have returned by that time or will return soon thereafter.7 Offering all women the opportunity to choose an IUC or implant prior to hospital discharge (or at home, in the case of home births) would allow them to circumvent this problem.8

Women who choose immediate postpartum IUCs and implants have high levels of method satisfaction: US studies have shown high continuation rates at six and 12 months postpartum (84.3–87.6% and 76.3% respectively for IUCs, and 96.9% and 86.3% for implants).3 Moreover, for immediate postpartum implant placement, a reduction in the likelihood of repeat pregnancy within 12 months has been demonstrated (2.6% versus 18.6% among women using other methods).3 For immediate postpartum IUC placement, a decision-analysis model based upon data from the US estimated that 88 unintended pregnancies per 1,000 women would be prevented over two years.9

In addition to improving women's health by preventing unintended pregnancies, immediate postpartum provision of IUCs and implants would also save money. The decision-analysis model of immediate postpartum IUC placement mentioned above found two-year medical care cost-savings of US$282,540 per 1,000 women who desired a postpartum IUC.9 A US cost-effectiveness analysis of implants placed prior to hospital discharge following delivery found medical care cost-savings of US$550,000, US$2.5 million, and US$4.5 million per 1,000 women at 12, 24 and 36 months postpartum respectively.10 While these studies focus on medical care cost savings alone, there would be further social cost savings through preventing unintended births.

In many countries, implementation of immediate post-delivery IUC and implant services would not be without challenges. An initial monetary out-lay would be needed to train the relevant healthcare professionals in contraceptive counseling and device placement. Significant investments would be required in terms of time, equipment and devices. Yet in the longer-term, these costs would likely be more than offset by a drop in the medical and social care cost of unintended pregnancies and births. In addition, reducing the need for contraceptive provision appointments in the later postpartum period would also lead to time and cost savings for both women and healthcare systems. Such benefits to women could be particularly great in settings where healthcare services are not readily accessible due to distance or other logistical barriers.

In light of the Millennium Development goal of reducing the worldwide maternal mortality ratio by three-quarters by 201511 and the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to reduce unintended pregnancy among EU member states,12 policies promoting widespread availability of immediate postpartum IUCs and implants represent an important step towards improving global women's reproductive health.


In this article, the influence of electron irradiation and isothermal annealing on the transformation of the IR absorption spectra of germanium single crystals doped with an impurity of antimony was studied. The investigated germanium single crystals were irradiated by the fast electrons with the energy of 10 MeV and flow Ω=5·1015el./cm2. Isothermal annealing of the irradiated samples at the temperature of t=120 °C with the step of 1 hour was performed. It was established based on the measurements of infrared Fourier spectroscopy and Hall effect that the main radiation defects, which are responsible for the electrical and optical properties of irradiated germanium single crystals before and after annealing are A-centres modified by two interstitial germanium atoms (VOiI2Ge complexes) and regions of disordering. It is shown that A-centre can be in different charge states (double negative and single negative) depending on the ambient temperature and annealing time. It follows from the solutions of the equations of electroneutrality and measurements of the Hall constant sign for irradiated n-Ge samples that increasing annealing time from 1 to 4 hours leads to the accumulation of A-centres in their volume and n-p conversion of the conductivity type. With further annealing, the concentration of A-centres decreases, and p-Ge is converted back to n-type. The obtained features of annealing kinetics are related to the simultaneous action of two mechanisms: annealing of the primary A-centres formed during irradiation and its second-generation due to annealing of the kernels of regions of disordering. Such anomalous annealing, in turn, affects both quantitatively and qualitatively the IR absorption spectra of n-Ge single crystals. In particular, the intensity of the absorption band of 669 cm-1, which corresponds to the negatively charged state of the A-center, will increase with increasing annealing time to 4 hours and reach its maximum. In the region of intrinsic transitions will be arising the near-edge absorption, which is due to the regions of disordering. The targeted effect of electron irradiation and annealing will provide to obtain based on germanium single crystals the sensitive elements for uncooled infrared radiation detectors, which will be able to simultaneous recording radiation in the region of germanium intrinsic absorption and photosensitivity of negatively charged A-centres.


. The role of the splanchnic viscera and the liver in removal of an artificial fat emulsion lntralipid® has been studied in anesthetized man. Ten males and six females were studied. During operation for cholecystectomy catheters were placed into an artery, the portal and the hepatic veins. During a constant i.v. infusion of lntralipid® the concentration of the fat emulsion was determined by nephelometry in blood plasma sampled at intervals from these three vessels. Splanchnic plasma flow was estimated simultaneously. During the infusion a constant concentration of lntralipid® was found in the blood. The splanchnic flow was not affected by the infusion of the fat emulsion. The difference in mean arterio-portal concentration of lntralipid® was 69±15 μmol/1 at 20 and 31 min, corresponding to a removal of 5.3±1.2% of the arterial concentration (p< 0.001). The amount of infused lntralipid® removed per minute was 35±8 μmol. corresponding to 25±6% of the infused quantity (p<0.001). No significant changes of mean concentration were observed between the portal and the hepatic veins.


Online news has rapidly claimed its place in the media landscape, and with it came the practice of incremental news updates being integrated in existing content. Yet, considering this fl uid news production, researchers have been struggling with freezing the news fl ow and capturing the di ff erent article versions, implying that incremental news updates form an understudied phenomenon. Therefore, we conduct a large-scale study on the usage of online news updates by applying regular interval content capturing. Using in-house developed software, all 291,666 articles and 197,979 associated updates written by six leading Flemish news outlets in a period of two years (2019 – 2021) are collected. It is examined how commonly and in what ways updates are applied. Furthermore, a subset of 11,293 articles is manually analyzed to examine the reason(s) for applying updates. Results indicate that updates are commonly applied across all news outlets and topics. 35% of the articles are updated at least once and an updated article is updated 1.94 times on average. Approximately 4.2% of textual changes are made to correct objective or subjective errors, typically without any communication towards the reader. Therefore, we argue that transparency regarding news updates should be enhanced.


A number of methods were applied to investigate the structure and phase transitions of poly(heptane-1,7-dyil-4,4'-biphenyldicaroboxilate). Monotropic smectic phase transition was observed. Complete transformation from an isotropic melt to smectic phase was suggested whereas the transition from smectic to crystalline phase is only partial. Conclusions about the nature and kinetics of the observed phase transitions were made. Structural model was proposed based on the comprehensive analysis of all applied methods. PACS number: 61.30Eb, 61.30.Vx, 64.70Mv, 83.80Xz


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In this study, 10 cig kofte samples collected from different producers were analyzed. Dry matter, pH and water activity values were in the range of 34.13–53.40%, 4.67–5.03 and 0.934–0.967, respectively. Major fatty acids were determined to be oleic and linoleic acid, and the samples showed similar fatty acid profiles. Linoleic acid was the most abundant fatty acid and its level was in the range of 0.94–54.13% in the samples. Textural parameter magnitudes of the samples, except for one, were determined to be close to each other. A total of 44 volatile compounds were determined in the samples and the major ones were limonene and gamma terpinene. Total phenolic contents of the samples were determined to be in the range of 56–132.1 mg gallic acid equivalent/g dry extract. In conclusion, variable properties were observed in the retailed meatless cig kofte samples sold in Turkey.

Practical Applications

Cig kofte is a traditional fast food that is commonly consumed by Turkish people. Furthermore, its industrial production has become widespread in recent years. Because it does not have a standard formulation, its characteristic properties and composition can vary depending on the manufacturers' preferences. In this study, we aimed to highlight the characteristic properties of industrial cig kofte samples marketed in Turkey.


Objective To establish the rat model with different ages and androgen levels and to evaluate the effect of vasoactive intestinal peptide(VIP) on erectile function.Methods Eighty male SD rats were randomly divided into 4 groups with 20 in each,including group A(control),group B(castration),group C(aging) and group D(aging with castration).And then,according to grouping,they were subjected to intracavernous injection of VIP at different times respectively.Erectile function was tested by recording intracavernosal pressure(ICP) and mean arterial blood pressure(MAP) directly before and after injection,expressed by ICP/MAP×100%(Ratio).The ratio of ICP/MAP before and after injection was recorded as b-Ratio and m-Ratio,and improvement of erectile function was represented by m-Ratio/b-Ratio(mR/bR).In the end of the experiment,blood samples were obtained by cardiac puncture and the level of serum testosterone were determined by ELISA.Results The b-Ratio(%) of group A,B,C and D was 69.8±7.0,36.8±5.4,53.2±8.5 and 33.2±6.3;m-Ratio(%) was 73.0±8.7,63.4±9.6,79.7±10.8 and 67.0±11.8;mR/bR was 1.05±0.03,1.72±0.08,1.56±0.29 and 2.06±0.44,respectively.The mR/bR of group B,C,and D were significantly higher than of group A(P0.01).The serum testosterone concentrations(ng/mL) of group A,B,C and D was 1.542±0.131,0.438±0.096,0.840±0.153 and 0.416±0.101,and the value of group B,C,D was significantly lower than that of group A(P0.01).Conclusions In rat models,aging and decline in androgen levels can cause erectile dysfunction and the effect of aging on erectile function may be based on the changes of androgen levels.The role of VIP,which can enhance erectile function,is positively correlated with aging and negatively regulated by androgen.


At present, most image watermarking scheme can not resist geometrical attacks, which restricts the application of digital watermarking techniques. In this paper, an image watermarking scheme based on histogram is proposed, since the histogram is not sensitive to geometrical transformation. Different groups of the image histogram bars are chosen, and the message is embedded to sum of every group by using Quantization Index Modulation (QIM). In watermark embedding scheme, an exact modification from histogram to image is proposed, and it can guarantee the distortion of image as little as possible. In watermark detection process, the same groups of image histogram bars are selected, and the message is extracted from the sum of each group by using nearest distance rule. Experimental results show the scheme is robust to geometrical attacks as well as compression and filtering.


Good writing is one that is cohesive especially in terms of reference. Cohesive is one of the essential textual components to create the organized and comprehensiveness of the texts. This study aims to investigate cohesion in six journal introduction sections written by post-graduate students at Semarang State University, West Java, Indonesia. This study used discourse analysis as an approach to analyzing grammatical cohesive devices. six journal introduction sections were chosen based on purposive sampling. The journal introduction sections were analyzed using Halliday and Matthiessen (2014) theory that contributing to the cohesion of the text, namely cohesive devices. The results of this study showed that post-graduate students at Semarang State University tend to use demonstrative references more frequently than the other grammatical cohesive devices. From 393 occurrences of grammatical cohesive devices presented in the six journal introduction sections, 322 of them were in the form of demonstrative reference. Through this article, the writer wants to help un English post-graduate students to have a better understanding of making introduction sections in their journal article.


Ultraviolet (UV) curable adhesives have been widely researched in fields of health care and electronic components. UV curing systems with modified acrylic ester prepolymers have been frequently employed. In order to clarify composition dependence of adhesive properties of adhesives containing modified acrylates, in this work, several UV curing adhesives bearing urethane and epoxy acrylates were designed and fabricated. The effects of prepolymer, diluent, feed ratio, initiator and assistant on adhesive performances were investigated. This work might offer a facile route to gain promising high-performance UV curable adhesives with desired adhesive traits through regulating their compositions.


Combined with general engineering situations the construction schemes of pier foundation in water are comparatively analyzed.From cofferdam design,construction and other aspects of steel sheet pile practical construction technology is introduced in order to provide references for similar works.


—Computational drug repositioning aims to discover new uses of drugs that have been marketed. However, the existing models suffer from the following limitations. Firstly, in the real world, only a minority of diseases have definite treatment drugs. This leads to an imbalance in the proportion of validated drug- disease associations (positive samples) and unvalidated drug-disease associations (negative samples), which disrupts the op- timization gradient of the model. Secondly, the existing drug representation does not take into account the behavioral information of the drug, resulting in its inability to comprehensively model the latent feature of the drug. In this work, we propose a balanced matrix factorization with embedded behavior information (BMF) for computational drug repositioning to address the above- mentioned shortcomings. Specifically, in the BMF model, we propose a novel balanced contrastive loss (BCL) to optimize the category imbalance problem in computational drug repositioning. The BCL optimizes the parameters in the model by maximizing the similarity between the target drug and positive disease, and minimizing the similarity between the target drug and negative disease below the margin. In addition, we designed a method to enhance drug representation using its behavioral information. The comprehensive experiments on three computational drug repositioning datasets validate the effectiveness of the above improvement points. And the superiority of BMF model is demonstrated by experimental comparison with seven benchmark models.


The granting of hydrocarbon exploration permits in the Gulf of Valencia in 2010 brought thousands of citizens of the Valencian Community and the Balearic Islands to the streets until 2015 when the beneficiary company renounced to carry out the project. As in other cases of citizen protests, different concerns and positions were expressed in the media. Knowing the media frameworks around these projects is the main objective of this research. Specifically, the research looks to identify the presentation of positions for or against the risks and potential benefits, and to determine the presence of social mobilization as an information source in the coverage of the three reference newspapers in the affected area: Levante-EMV (Valencia), Mediterraneo (Castellon) and Diario de Ibiza . From the theoretical perspective of framing, the frames used in reporting are revealed in terms of the definition of the problem. The results of the analysis of 1,258 texts have made it possible to identify frames of benefit and risk, much more frequent on the latter, focusing on the economic risk for tourism and fishing, and above all, on environmental risk. The frame of benefit referred to the economic advantages that would reduce the dependence on energy, occupies a discreet place since, in this case, the main actors in the conflict -politicians and civil society- coincided in their arguments, both becoming protagonists of media discourse in their role as sources.


Integrating photovoltaic devices onto the surface of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer substrates should create materials with high mechanical strength that are also able to generate electrical power. Such devices are anticipated to find ready applications as structural, energy-harvesting systems in both the automotive and aeronautical sectors. Here, we demonstrate the fabrication of triple-cation perovskite n-i-p solar cells onto the surface of planarised carbon fibre-reinforced polymer substrates, with devices utilising a transparent top ITO contact. These devices also contain a "wrinkled" SiO2 interlayer placed between the device and substrate which alleviates thermally-induced cracking of the bottom ITO layer. Our devices were found to have a stabilised power conversion efficiency of 14.5% and a specific power (power per weight) of 21.4 W g-1 (without encapsulation), making them highly suitable for mobile power applications. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.


In our recent work we proposed an image denoising scheme based on reordering of the noisy image pixels to a one dimensional (1D) signal, and applying linear smoothing filters on it. This algorithm had two main limitations: It did not take advantage of the distances between the noisy image patches, which were used in the reordering process; and the smoothing filters required a separate training set to be learned from. In this work, we propose an image denoising algorithm, which applies similar permutations to the noisy image, but overcomes the above two shortcomings. We eliminate the need for learning filters by employing the nonlocal means (NL-means) algorithm. We estimate each pixel as a weighted average of noisy pixels in union of neighborhoods obtained from different global pixel permutations, where the weights are determined by distances between the patches. We show that the proposed scheme achieves results which are close to the state-of-the-art.


The behavior of acute respiratory infections is similar in developed countries and in those underdeveloped being the first cause of death from infectious disease in the developed ones and in Cuba it is place among the 10 first causes of death. In present cross-sectional study design are detailed the risk factors associated with these infections in patients younger one year from the No. 2 Popular Council from the "Flores Betancourt" Polyclinic in Caimito municipality over 2007. From the study children 54 become ill. The non-complicated high acute respiratory infections were the more frequent. The factors prevailing in exposed patients were: mixed and artificial breastfeeding, the environmental contamination, the regular and/or poor immunization, the low birth weight, attendance to children institutions, mother aged 20 to 24 and the mother pre-university level concluded.


In Takemura and Kuriki(1999b) we have established that the tube formula and the Euler characteristic method give identical and valid asymptotic expansion of tail probability of the maximum of Gaussian random field when the random field has finite Karhunen-Loeve expansion and the index set has positive critical radius. The purpose of this paper is to show that the positiveness of the critical radius is an essential condition. Namely, we prove that if the critical radius is zero, only the main term is valid and other higher order terms are generally not valid in the formal asymptotic expansion based on the tube formula or the Euler characteristic method. Our examples show that index sets with zero critical radius are commonly used in statistics.


Energetic local frustration offers a biophysical perspective to interpret the effects of sequence variability on protein families. Here we present a methodology to analyze local frustration patterns within protein families that allows us to uncover constraints related to stability and function, and identify differential frustration patterns in families with a common ancestry. We have analyzed these signals in very well studied cases such as PDZ, SH3, α and β globins and RAS families. Recent advances in protein structure prediction make it possible to analyze a vast majority of the protein space. An automatic and unsupervised proteome-wide analysis on the SARS-CoV-2 virus demonstrates the potential of our approach to enhance our understanding of the natural phenotypic diversity of protein families beyond single protein instances. We have applied our method to modify biophysical properties of natural proteins based on their family properties, as well as perform unsupervised analysis of large datasets to shed light on the physicochemical signatures of poorly characterized proteins such as emergent pathogens.


A connection system for automatic identification and check of personal information belongs to the technical field of intelligent bank office. The system includes a power supply, a controller, a first radio signal transmitter-receiver, a bank wall wiring harness, a mobile phone, a central processor, a command interpreter, a second radio signal transmitter-receiver, and a control module. The mobile phone is placed in the banking customer; the power supply, controller and first radio signal transmitter-receiver are disposed in the wall of the waiting room in the bank; the central processor, the command interpreter, the second radio signal transmitter-receive and the control module are arranged inside the mobile phone. According to the system, the banking customer can use their mobile phone for queuing appointment, currency payments, insurance and financing, as well as control of some open equipment in the bank. The device is simple in structure, reasonable in design, and applicable to intelligent design of bank office.


Time and resources are increasingly in short supply for many around the world. These were key factors in a recent decision taken by the International Association for Children's Spirituality (IACS) ...


An analytical method is developed for predicting the electromagnetic damping of the single-step response of a multistator, variable-reluctance stepping motor operating with multiphase excitation. The analysis, which is based on the essentially sinusoidal variation of the time dependent quantities, takes into account the inherent magnetic nonlinearity. The prediction is made from relatively straightforward static tests at the machine terminals. The analytical results are compared with those obtained from experiment, and from numerical solution of the nonlinear differential equations, for a 5-phase multistator motor.


The lipase from Candida rugosa was first immobilized on macroporous adsorption resins, then coated with glutamic acid didodecyl ester ribitol amide as a catalyst for esterification of lauric acid and lauryl alcohol in (organic) solvents. The resin AB-8 was proved to be the best carrier and isooctane was the most suitable solvent.The specific activity of the surfactant-coated immobilized lipase was 1.6 to 1.9 times higher than that of the uncoated immobilized lipase.


Chiral cis-cyclopropanes are strained rigid analogues of alkyl chains, whose study and application are limited by their difficult synthesis. A modular approach from olefin materials is enabled by the discovery of the electron donor–acceptor (EDA) interaction between 2-substituted benzothiazolines and N-hydroxyphthalimide esters. These complexes are activated by visible light without photocatalysts, and the benzothiazoline reagent plays a triple role as a photoreductant, a stereoselective hydrogen-atom donor, and a Brønsted acid. Beyond the enantioselective synthesis of cis-cyclopropanes, these results introduce benzothiazolines as accessible and easily tunable self-sensitized photoreductants.


Energetic heavy ions with the energies from 20 MeV/n to 179 MeV/n in the radiation belts were measured by Heavy Ion Telescope (HIT) instrument onboard the "TSUBASA" satellite launched on Feb 2002. We observed four energetic ion events for a period from March 1 to May 30 in 2002. The spatial and temporal features of heavy ions were studied during the period. L-shell distribution of He seems to have a similar structure to that of relativistic electrons in the quiet time. However, the L-shell distribution of heavy ions ( CNO) are different from that of He in L<3. The rapid increase and then short drop of heavy ion( CNO) flux are observed during the short-term geomagnetic disturbance.


AbstractThe purpose of the study was to determine the organizational structure of effective middle level schools measured by the achievement gain of students on standardized achievement tests. The study utilized achievement scores obtained from middle level schools in both reading and mathematics as well as survey research to determine teacher, department chair/team leader, principal and superintendent perception of the organizational structure of participating middle level school in Missouri.


Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 World as System or Symbolic Order Chapter 3 Reflexive Discipline and Civilizing Process Chapter 4 The Question of Universality Chapter 5 Forms of Identity: Closure, Rupture and The Barbarian Chapter 6 Beyond Otherness? Extenuated Closure and Alien Wisdom Chapter 7 Conscience, Cultural Renovation and The Question of Closure Chapter 8 Conclusion


This study presents graphic-user interface computer program for optimal compensation of differential column shortening with high field applicability. The implemented system can perform both relative and mixed compensation while satisfying both performance and construction constraints. In the proposed system the shape of the structure before and after compensation can be checked graphically, and the results of compensation of each stories can be printed in drawings which can be directly used as the report of column shortening. The field-applicability of the implemented system was verified by applying it to the four reinforced concrete residental buildings of 61, 42, 49 and 53 stories where compensation of differential column shortening had already been performed. Using the implemented system, compensation can be performed easily with the various constraint conditions and was able to acquire rational compensation results for the cases where conventional method was not successful.


Malignant or nonmalignant lymphoproliferative disorders together with repeated ear, nose, and throat infections should strongly motivate immunologic investigations. Indeed, we report a 7-year-old patient with a history of persistent abdominal symptoms along with recurrent ear, nose, and throat infections, who presented with intra-abdominal masses highly suggestive of a diagnostic of lymphoma, and who was diagnosed with activated-PI3K-delta syndrome, a recently described primary immunodeficiency prone to lymphoproliferation.


This article describes the effort of one school to enhance student learning and to improve students' outcomes on both internal and external literacy assessments. Teachers focused on giving feedback as a necessary part of the learning process, using peer-to-peer, teacher-to-teacher and teacher-to-student feedback. The approach has been extended to mathematics and to other schools.


Background Social media addiction, a recently emerged term in medical science, has attracted the attention of researchers because of its significant physical and psychological effects on its users. The issue has attracted more attention during the COVID era because negative emotions (e.g., anxiety and fear) generated from the COVID pandemic may have increased social media addiction. Therefore, the present study investigates the role of negative emotions and social media addiction (SMA) on health problems during and after the COVID lockdown. Methods A survey was conducted with 2926 participants aged between 25 and 45 years from all eight divisions of Bangladesh. The data collection period was between 2nd September– 13th October, 2020. Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was conducted for data analysis by controlling the respondents' working time, leisure time, gender, education, and age. Results Our study showed that social media addiction and time spent on social media impact health. Interestingly, while anxiety about COVID increased social media addition, fear about COIVD reduced social media addition. Among all considered factors, long working hours contributed most to people's health issues, and its impact on social media addiction and hours was much higher than negative emotions. Furthermore, females were less addicted to social media and faced less health challenges than males. Conclusion The impacts of negative emotions generated by the COVID disaster on social media addiction and health issues should be reconsidered. Government and employers control people's working time, and stress should be a priority to solve people's social media addiction-related issues.


The Project CALI (Content Area Literacy Instruction) instructional framework is designed to enhance reading comprehension for all students, those with disabilities as well as their typically developing peers, in inclusive co-taught middle school content-area classrooms. For students with and at-risk for disabilities, even well-designed, research-based, and whole-class instruction often leads to inadequate improvement in reading comprehension and thus learning of content material. In CALI, teachers use student data to determine which students need more support and targeted, individualized instruction, and by contrast, which students may benefit from opportunities to extend their learning with more challenging texts and student-managed work. This article provides guidance for designing and implementing customizable lessons using station-teaching to individualize instruction. The Project CALI student support model is the final instructional piece of the CALI instructional framework.


Subsequent pregnancy outcomes in women with a history of Cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) have not been well described. In addition, there is currently no agreement on the optimal management of CSP, although five treatment options are recommended. In this study of women with a history of CSP, we analyzed the outcomes of their subsequent intrauterine pregnancy, recurrence of CSP and whether the recurrence was associated with previous treatment. During a 3-year period, 158 women with a history of CSP (clinical characteristics are shown in Table S1) were followed up, and 24 women had a subsequent spontaneous pregnancy (Figure 1). Twenty (83.3%) women had an intrauterine pregnancy, two (8.3%) had recurrent CSP (for one of them, it was the third recurrent CSP) and two (8.3%) had an ectopic pregnancy. Clinical characteristics at diagnosis of the previous CSP in women with a subsequent spontaneous pregnancy, according to the location of the gestation, are summarized in Table 1. Of the 20 women with intrauterine pregnancy, 14 delivered a healthy infant (mean birth weight, 3553 g) at term (mean gestational age, 39 + 3 (SD, 3.5) weeks) and one woman delivered a large-for-gestational-age infant (mean birth weight, 3850 g) at 35 + 1 weeks. Four women


The invention relates to a method for the continuous casting of a cast strand (3) of metal, in particular steel, in which in a continuous casting (1) a mold is used (2) can flow through the molten metal vertically downwardly (to the metallic cast strand to be formed 3). In order to continuous casting without oscillating or without casting powder, and yet be able to produce any desired dimensions of the cast strand in good quality, the invention provides that the molten metal is fed into the mold (2) by two opposite limits for the metal, said limits by two circumferential, cooled casting belts (5, 6) are formed and wherein the lateral connection regions between the casting belts (5, 6) by revolving side boundaries (12) are formed, and that of the casting belts (5, 6) and the lateral boundaries (12) shaped cast strand (3) with still molten core (14) directly below the mold (2) is conveyed into a strand guide (4) having a plurality of strand-guiding segments, where the cast strip (3) by the rollers of the strand guiding segments (7, 8) at least up to its complete solidification and preferably supported from the vertical (V) into the horizontal (H) is deflected. Furthermore, the invention relates to a continuous casting plant for carrying out the method.


These are lecture notes I created for a one semester third year course about (Algebraic) Topology at Cardiff University. The material covered includes a short introduction to continuous maps between metric spaces. We will not assume that the reader is familiar with these notions. However, for the last chapter about the fundamental group we will assume a good understanding of groups and group homomorphisms. Despite some careful proofreading, the document is probably still riddled with typos. If you want to help improve them, please send any comments or corrections to firstname.lastname@example.com.


The article describes the general regularities of artistic text translation, which contain communicative-production and cognitive-interpretive components. The purpose of the article is to justify the stylistic perspectives of the translation of English-language sources in the modern interpretation of future philologists. The research material was authentic English and Ukrainian texts of works of art. The following research methods were used: general scientific hypothetico-deductive method; comparative analysis; analysis and synthesis; free associative experiment; Pearson's correlation analysis (correlation analysis of data) and others. The psycholinguistic analysis of these trends shows that individual translations systematically have deformation patterns that are a consequence of cognitive asymmetry in translations at the stylistic, morphological, and syntactic levels. According to the results of the research, there is confirmation of the relationship between the cognitive style of the translator's personality, respectively, and his degree of verbal creativity, which determines the stylistic representation of the translation of English-language sources in the modern interpretation by future philologists. The target versions of students of lower courses during translation are characterized by cognitive simplification, which leads to the distortion of the cognitive structure of the original source and prevents the alignment of the text according to the original, while the personal transformations of the individual style justify the narrative style of presenting information. On the other hand, the reverse tendency of the prerogative of cognitive complexity prevails among those who have acquired higher education, as a result of the increase in the equivalent of knowledge. Further perspectives on the topic of the research consist in clarifying the interrelationships of the laws of artistic text translation on the materials of other involved speech pairs and text genres.


Buildings may be attractive to pest species for several reasons, and their invasion and concealment are often facilitated by building defects and poor design. These invasions into the domestic environment can cause problems in two areas, the building fabric may be compromized and the presence of pests within the building can cause considerable distress and potential health problems to the residents. This paper has adopted a standard building sequence and uses it to illustrate many of the features and elements of the construction process which may facilitate invasion and infestation. Much of this information already exists within the current standards and this paper draws it together. It discusses possible alternative materials and elements which may assist in reducing invasion and infestation.


In the present study esomeprazole sustained release tablet matrix was prepared by utilizing different grades of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) polymers such as Methocel K15M & Methocel K100 LVCR by direct compression method. Different amount of Methocel K15M was used to develop matrix builder in the seven proposed formulations (F1-F7) for the study of release rate retardant effect at 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45% and 50% of total weight of tablet matrix respectively. The dissolution study of Methocel K15M based tablet matrices of those proposed formulations were carried out in the simulated gastric medium (pH 1.3) for first two hours and then in the simulated intestinal medium (pH 6.8) for 8 hours using USP dissolution apparatus II. The formulation F-5 (40%) and F-6 (45%) met the optimum release rate of esomeprazole for 10h period of in vitro dissolution study. The release kinetics of formulation F-5 and F-6 very closely followed Higuchi kinetic order than first order and zero order kinetics. Similarly Methocel K100 LVCR was used to develop matrix builder in another seven proposed formulations (F8-F14). It was found that formulations F-11 (35%), F-12 (40%) and F-13 (45%) met the desired release rate of esomeprazole for 10h period. The release kinetics of formulation F-11, F-12 and F-13 followed Higuchi kinetic order. Between these two polymers, Methocel K100 LVCR showed better release retardant effect than Methocel K15M. Key words: Esomeprazole, Direct compression, Controlled release, Methocel K15M and Methocel K100 LVCRDOI = 10.3329/dujps.v7i1.1216 Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. 7(1): 39-45, 2008 (June) Â


Sleep apnea, a common sleep disorder, has been affecting millions of people all over the world. For automatic detection of sleep apnea from various bio-signals, the Electroencephalogram (EEG) signal is getting more attention because of its physiological interpretation with this disease. In this paper, a patient independent sub-frame based approach for the automatic detection of apnea frames using only EEG signal is proposed. Here instead of directly using a whole frame of EEG data, spectro-temporal subframes are used that are obtained by first extracting frequency band limited signals and then dividing each of them into smaller subframes. Next the extracted subframes are fed into the proposed local convolutional neural network (CNN) blocks. The local features thus produced are then processed using the proposed global CNN block to obtain global features. These features are optimized using deep neural network classifier. The method is evaluated on multiple patients taken from a publicly available database. From extensive analysis it is found that the proposed method offers consistently significant performance in terms of accuracy, sensitivity and specificity. The proposed scheme has the potential to be used for the better detection of sleep apnea in real life application.


Different time fermenting,different rice protein amount and different rice protein type were used in bread.The result showed that 58.4% rice protein added in bread,and fermented 2 hours had no harmful effects to the bread quality.


In this paper we develop a theory of financial innovations within the field of corporate insolvency. The theory is motivated by the comparative histories of the US and the UK. In the empirical section we argue that the currently observed institutional differences across the two countries are historically determined. We show how they evolved out of different innovation regimes . UK law was innovated by lenders and borrowers exercising their freedom of contract, while US law was innovated by judges and legislators whose intervention, often, violated contractual agreements. In the theoretical section we develop a formal model that analyzes the potential advantages and disadvantages of the two innovation regimes. The freedom of contract regime preserves the ex ante outlook of the parties, but it is crude and under-refined. Legislative intervention produces more refined procedures, but runs the risk of being politically biased. Our analysis is much affected by the notion that corporate law is, essentially, a set of contractual standards.


the purpose of marketing, Philip Kotler (2004: 8). BRI Unit Rengel Tuban implement marketing strategies using the concepts 7P mix in the marketing mix there is a set of marketing tools known in terms of four P, the product (product), price (Price), place (place or channels of distribution) and promotion (promotion), whereas in marketing services have some additional marketing tool as people (people), physical evidence (physical facilities) and process (process), that is known as 7P it can be concluded marketing mix are product, price, place, promotion, people, physical evidence, and process.
The author conducted research on savings products BritAma BRI Rengel Tuban. Understanding BritAma savings is a savings product with the ease of a variety of supported e-banking facilities and real time online system that will allow customers to transact anytime, anywhere.
BRI Unit Rengel Tuban is the location where the author conducted research located at Jl. East Raya No. 112 Rengel, Tuban, East Java No. Telephone (0356) 811652nd. It provides easy access for employees and customers who want to come to the bank.

Keywords: Marketing Strategy, BritAma savings, and BRI Unit Rengel Tuban


PURPOSE: The hard material transferring device is provided to obtain the mixture of equal quality because of continuous mixing material in a singular mixing chamber. CONSTITUTION: A conveyor pump(4) is operated by a water-pressure control unit(2,3) guided to the operating cylinder(21,31) of each operating piston(22,32). The control unit(2,3) is installed at a water-pressure circuit of driving solution for loading the operating piston(22,32). The operating piston(22) is driven to reciprocate in the 1st control unit(2) by the driving motor(1), continuously transfers with synchronized the moving material by the conveyor pump in a blender for supplying the mixture of moving material that uniform operating capacity of the driving solution is provided to the water-pressure circuit to an application device such as a coating piston.


In order to increase the stability of hemoglobin tetramer,with computer modeling predication two α 99 lysines of α globin mutated to cysteines can form a disulfide bond,and two β 82 lysines of β globin mutated to cysteines can form a strong hydrogen bond so that they can stabilize the hemoglobin tetramer.With site directed mutagenesis technique,α 99 and β 82 lysines were mutated to cysteines.Then mutant α and β genes were introduced into the expression vector pBV220 and exhibited a high expression level after induction.The expression product was as inclusion body and the yield reached about 20% of total bacterial protein.The products were confirmed by Western blotting.


The traditional data collecting method of bus interface is difficult to meet the need of modern industry production and science research. To this problem, this paper introduces a kind of high -speed image data collecting system based on the CY7C68013 USB2.0 bus controller. Collecting with touching image sensor, then it gives the hardware structure of this system and the software design method realizing data communication, which is validated to be up to 150Mbps data transporting rate.


The aims of writing this research are to analyze about the use of particles in language and also the shift of words from one position to another one and they become what are called sentence insistence or sentence emphasis in Karo Language. The method of this research is by using descriptive research or library research. The analysis elaborates all types of insistence that can give effect to the meanings of the sentences which can be divided into 5 (five) types, such as: word stress, clauses in contradiction, the use of passive voice and the shift of words from one place to another one. The conclusion of this research shows the aspects of discussion such the types of insistence and how the meanings are found or described.


PTSD is a common psychiatric disorder that appears in a genetically predisposed individual after being exposed to a catastrophic life threatening event characterized by reliving of the memories, marked avoidance, hyperarousal and emotional numbing. This is a case report of a 35 years old serving soldier with who presented with classical symptoms of PTSD.


The utility model relates to a mining build-in high-voltage switch cabinet, and the cabinet comprises a bus room, cable room, a circuit-breaker trolley room, and four independent units of an instrument room. The size of a cabinet body is greatly reduced, the effect of electric isolation is good, the installation is flexible, and the occupied space is small. The moving contact of a circuit breaker is a spring-locking plum contact, and the fixed contact of the circuit breaker is a tapered-type cylindrical contact. The moving and fixed contacts can be combined together gradually and closely, thereby, compared with a duckbilled contact, increasing the conductivity. A mining high-voltage cabinet handcart needs to be machined again, and a personal error of the machining of a switch arm is large. The circuit breaker is connected and locked with the cabinet body through a hook on a closing main shaft. According to the utility model, the circuit breaker and a turning gear by the national standard are employed for design. The turning gear is interlocked with the cabinet body and the circuit breaker, thereby preventing the isolation handcart from being swung out at a closing position.


Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory disease, and Brevilin A (BA) has a powerful anti-inflammatory effect. However, whether BA has a similar effect on septic cardiomyopathy remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the effect and mechanism of BA in septic cardiomyopathy.

 First, a model of septic cardiomyopathy was constructed in vitro and vivo. The expression of the cardiac injury markers, NOD–like receptor family pyrin domain–containing 3(NLRP3) inflammation factors and its upstream modulator NF-κB was detected by Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) and western blotting. Cardiac function was measured using Echocardiography, Cell viability was detected using the methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium assay (MTT). To further investigate the effects of BA on septic cardiomyopathy, different concentrations of BA were used, the experiment was divided into Control group, LPS induced- group, LPS+2.5, 5.0, 10.0 μM BA treatment group of the vitro model, and Sham, CLP, CLP+10, 20, 30 mg/kg BA treatment group of the rat vivo model. Lastly, cardiac injury, NLRP3 inflammation, and cardiac function were assessed in each group.

 The mRNA and protein expression of cardiac inflammation and injury genes were significantly increased in the in vitro and in vivo sepsis cardiomyopathy models. When different concentrations of BA were used in sepsis cardiomyopathy in vivo and in vitro, the above-mentioned myocardial inflammation and injury factors were suppressed to varying degrees, cell viability increased, cardiac function improved, and the survival rate of rats also increased.

 BA ameliorated sepsis cardiomyopathy by inhibiting NF-κB/ NLRP3 inflammation activation.


Real-time patient monitoring is critical to early detection of clinical patient deterioration in general hospital wards. A key challenge in such applications is to reliably deliver sensor data from mobile patients. We present an empirical analysis on the reliability of data collection from wireless pulse oximeters attached to users. We observe that most packet loss occur from mobile users to their first-hop relays. Based on this insight we developed the Dynamic Relay Association Protocol (DRAP), a simple and effective mechanism for dynamically discovering the right relays to be used for forwarding data from mobile users.


Abstract : Research into the long-lasting effects of administering d-lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) to normals is discussed. In addition to its use in psychotherapy, there were some reports of experimental subjects who claim lasting beneficial effects attributable to the LSD experience. In particular, two follow-up questionnaire studies indicated that normal subjects frequently claim changes in personality resulting from only one or two administrations of LSD, and these claims were maintained after periods of a year or more. These results are subject to the weaknesses of the questionnaire method; but, when considered along with some of the literature on the use of LSD in psychotherapy, they appear to be sufficiently suggestive to warrant more controlled experiments in this area. An experiment is suggested which would attempt to measure any long-lasting changes in attitudes, values, and communicative ability resulting from the administration of LSD. In particular, the measures would concentrate on changes in closed-mindness as reflected by scales of dogmatism, opinionation, and ethnocentricity.


s in August looked at possible relaxation and meditation strategies that could be useful in persons with vestibular disorders. While the research is more limited in these treatment options, the abstracts showed possible interventions that may be beneficial. The first abstract confirmed that Interdisciplinary treatment improves patient coping, functionality, and satisfaction and decreases overall health care utilization in vestibular patients (1). Breathing techniques were shown to be beneficial in two of the abstracts provided. The results suggest that regulation of the breathing pattern may have an influence on disability related to chronic vestibular disease, while proprioception exercises may improve postural control (2). It was found that diaphragmatic breathing subjects, compared to those in the control group, displayed significantly greater heart rate variability and reported feeling less motion sickness during exposure to the virtual reality experience than those in the control group (5). Yoga practice can significantly reduce cognitive motor interference, which improves balance, by improving allocation and utilization of attentional resources for both balance control and executive cognitive functioning; thus, resulting in better performance under dual task conditions (3). Finally, a study suggested mindfulness practice can promote effective heart rate regulation, and thereby promote effective recovery after a stressful event for individuals with headache conditions. Moreover, headache conditions may be associated with dysregulated stress recovery, thus more research is needed on the cardiovascular health and stress resilience of headache sufferers (4). Vestibular Rehabilitation SIG Summary of Monthly Abstract of the Week Topics From July 2017 to present 2 1. Naber CM, Water-Schmeder O, Bohrer PS, Matonak K, Bernstein AL, Merchant MA. Interdisciplinary treatment for vestibular dysfunction: the effectiveness of mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral techniques, and vestibular rehabilitation. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Jul;145(1):117-24. 2. Jáuregui-Renaud K, Villanueva Padrón LA, Cruz Gómez NS. The effect of vestibular rehabilitation supplemented by training of the breathing rhythm or proprioception exercises, in patients with chronic peripheral vestibular disease. J Vestib Res. 2007;17(1):63-72. 3. Subramaniam S, Bhatt T. Effect of Yoga practice on reducing cognitive-motor interference for improving dynamic balance control in healthy adults. Complement Ther Med. 2017 Feb;30:30-35. 4. Azam MA, Katz J, Mohabir V, Ritvo P. Individuals with tension and migraine headaches exhibit increased heart rate variability during post-stress mindfulness meditation practice but a decrease during a post-stress control condition A randomized, controlled experiment. Int J Psychophysiol. 2016 Dec;110:66-74. 5. Stromberg SE, Russell ME, Carlson CR. Diaphragmatic breathing and its effectiveness for the management of motion sickness. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2015 May;86(5):452-7. Summary of September 2017 Topic: Meniere's Disease The September topic was Meniere's disease and the selected articles aimed to provide evidence to support clinical presentation of Meniere's disease. One article assessed whether endolymphatic cavity enlargement could be detected in T2 weighted MRI and therefore used to indicate endolymphatic hydrops and confirm a diagnosis Meniere's Disease. The study found that subjects with Meniere's Disease had a statistically significant increased endolymphatic cavity size compared to controls. Therefore, the current protocols using T2 MRI of the temporal bone can be used to help diagnose Meniere's Disease. (2) Another article used MRI to measure endolymphatic hydrops in order to differentiate between Meniere's Disease and Vestibular Migraine diagnoses. Meniere's Disease showed significant endolymphatic hydrops via 3D-real-IR MRI but not in subjects with Vestibular Migraine. Therefore, this type of MRI can be helpful to rule in/rule out Meniere's Disease or Vestibular Migraine. This is especially useful because the clinical vestibular presentation of the two diagnoses can be similar. (1) The final study aimed to examine the role of the vestibular system's influence on postural hemodynamics through examination of patients with Meniere's Disease who experience syncope. The study reinforced the function of vestibular system on circulation regulation via the vestibular sympathetic reflex. (3) These articles support proper diagnosis and therefore appropriate treatment of patients with Meniere's Disease. 1) Sun W, Guo P, Ren T, Wang W. Magnetic resonance imaging of intratympanic gadolinium helps differentiate vestibular migraine from Ménière disease. Laryngoscope. 2017 Feb 21. 2) Keller JH et al. Detection of endolymphatic hydrops using traditional MR imaging sequences. Am J Otolaryngol. 2017 Apr 6. pii: S0196-0709(16)306226. Vestibular Rehabilitation SIG Summary of Monthly Abstract of the Week Topics From July 2017 to present 3 3) Pyykkö I, Manchaiah V, Zou J, Levo H, Kentala E. Vestibular syncope: A disorder associated with drop attack in Ménière's disease. Auris Nasus Larynx. 2017 May 3. pii: S0385-8146(17)30088-3. Summary of October 2017 Topic: Pain and the Vestibular System These past month's abstracts looked at the link between the vestibular system and pain. In the first abstract a specific link between the two was discussed. There are remarkable parallel neurochemical phenotypes for inner ear and trigeminal ganglion cells and these afferent channels appear to converge in shared central pathways for vestibular and nociceptive information processing. These pathways share expression of receptors targeted by anti-migraine drugs (1). The second abstract assessed the incidence of vestibular dysfunction in patients receiving medication for chronic, noncancer pain or other underlying neurologic disorders and to determined associated follow-up therapeutic and diagnostic recommendations. It was found that patients being treated with medications for chronic, noncancer pain or other underlying neurologic disorders may have a higherthan-average incidence of vestibular dysfunction. Baseline assessment and monitoring of the vestibular apparatus may be indicated for these patients (2). Another study determined whether patients with fibromyalgia, compared to age-matched healthy controls, have differences in dynamic posturography, including sensory, motor, and limits of stability despite having a normal clinical neurological examination (3). A final study sought to determine if reduced head-on-trunk movement alters VOR suppression and gaze accuracy similar to experiments involving normal subjects and if intentionally increasing head and neck movement affects these dynamics. In patients with chronic neck pain, the internal commands issued for combined eye-head movements have large enough amplitudes to create accurate gaze saccades; however, because of increased neck stiffness and viscosity, the head movements produced are smaller, slower, longer, and more delayed than they should be. VOR suppression is disproportionate to the size of the actual gaze saccades because sensory feedback signals from neck proprioceptors are nonveridical, likely due to prolonged coactivation of cervical muscles. The outcome of these changes in eyehead kinematics is head-on-trunk stability at the expense of gaze accuracy. In the absence of vestibular loss, the practical consequences may be dizziness in the short term and imbalance and falls in the long term (4). 1. Balaban CD. Migraine, vertigo and migrainous vertigo: Links between vestibular and pain mechanisms. J Vestib Res. 2011;21(6):315-21. doi: 10.3233/VES-2011-0428. 2. Gilbert JW, Vogt M, Windsor RE, Mick GE, Richardson GB, Storey BB, Herder SL, Ledford S, Abrams DA, Theobald MK, Cunningham D, Kelly L, Herring KV, Maddox ML. Vestibular dysfunction in patients with chronic pain or underlying neurologic disorders.J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2014 Mar;114(3):172-8. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2014.034. 3. Jones KD1, King LA, Mist SD, Bennett RM, Horak FB. Postural control deficits in people with fibromyalgia: a pilot study. Arthritis Res Ther. 2011 Aug 2;13(4):R127. Vestibular Rehabilitation SIG Summary of Monthly Abstract of the Week Topics From July 2017 to present 4 4. Johnston JL, Daye PM, Thomson GT. Inaccurate Saccades and Enhanced Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex Suppression during Combined Eye-Head Movements in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain: Possible Implications for Cervical Vertigo. Front Neurol. 2017 Jan 30;8:23. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00023. eCollection 2017. Summary of November 2017: Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD) The November Topic was Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD). The five articles ranged in focus including oculomotor control, cervical spine proprioception, dizziness, and balance. Common to all of the articles was that the subjects had a whiplash injury. One systematic review examined oculomotor control after whiplash injury. Overall the results varied but a main finding was that compensatory eye movements were common, especially in smooth pursuits. Based on this finding, it was proposed that this could negatively affect head and eye coordination. (1) Four articles looked at the efficacy of physical therapy on reducing symptoms from WAD. The first suggested that neck exercises including a behavioral approach could reduce pain, dizziness and improve balance compared to just performing neck exercises. However, this intervention did not resolve these impairments fully. The authors suggested that the effect of specific exercises for the neck, dizziness and balance should be studied. (2) An article examined the effect of vestibular physical therapy on neck pain and cervical spine range of motion. Vestibular therapy did not decrease pain intensity nor improve range of motion but it clearly did not worsen either of these. (4) Another article examined the potential benefits of vestibular physical therapy


When applying mechanical stress to giant magnetostrictive material Terfenol-D, the magnetization along the direction of the applied stress varies due to the reverse magnetostrictive effect, which is called Villari effect.A magnetostrictive vibration sensor, which converts mechanical energy to electric energy, can be designed based on this effect.The experiment of the sensor was provided and the results show that peak to peak value of the sensing voltage is higher when the bias magnetic field is appropriate and the prestress is less.The voltage is proportional to frequency and amplitude of the mechanical stress.Based on the electromagnetic principle and the magnetization model of ferromagnetic material, the effect of the bias magnetic field and the prestress on the sensing voltage of the sensor can be calculated, and the voltage under different mechanical vibration input can also be calculated.It is found that the calculating results are in a good agreement with the experimental ones.The experimental and calculation results can provide the groundwork of optimizing design and application of the magnetostrictive vibration sensor.


In this paper I wish to examine the claim that it would be possible for us now to do something which would be the posterior efficient cause of some past event. I am not prepared to discuss the physics of elementary particles, and I will not consider what is sometimes called time reversal. Rather my analysis will be limited to cases in which it is alleged that we, in a world of middle-sized physical objects where most causes precede or are simultaneous with their effects, could conceivably do something so that something else should have happened. I will argue that some of the cases which meet this description are indeed backwards causation if one is prepared to make certain (not uncommon) assumptions about time. I will not evaluate these assumptions; rather I will try to clarify them and to make plain their implications for causality. For the argument about backwards causation is most fundamentally, or so I will try to show, an argument about the nature of time.


Introduction To avoid parallel-computing issues associated with longitude-latitude grids in numerical weather prediction, the UK Met office is developing a dynamical core called Gung Ho, which is based on the compatible finite element approach, thus allowing the use of pseudo-uniform grids on the sphere. One way to examine this approach is via an asymptotic limit analysis, where the model's behaviour approaching a parameter limit is considered.


[Purpose] To investigate the immunological response of peripheral mononuclear cell (PBMC) when co-culture with the small cell lung cancer cell NCI-H446 that frozen and thawed by Ar-He targeted cryosurgery equipment. [Methods] After isolated the PBMC cultured with freeze-thaw lung cancer cell. IL-2 that regards as immunoadjuvant was added in the culture system. The level of IL-12 and IL-10 in the supernatant was examined at 3,7,14 days. The activity of NK and CTL was checked at the same time. [Results] The level of IL-12 significantly increased when PBMC were cultured with freeze-thaw cell(P0.05). The level of IL-10 had no difference with the control group. Freeze-thaw cell group increased the activity of CTL and NK cell significantly compared to control group (P0.05). [Conclusion] The freeze-thaw lung cancer cell can enhance the anti-tumor immune of PBMC, which probably depends on increasing of IL-12 and releasing of intracellular antigens.


Median nerve somatosensory evoked potentials (SEP) and magnetic fields (SEF) were recorded in two subjects with multichannel devices. Single-moving- and multiple-stationary-dipole models were compared with the brain electric source analysis program of Scherg. Subcortical sources, reflecting the afferent neural volley when entering the brainstem and leaving the thalamus, were found only in the SEP. The analysis of SEF and SEP revealed a minimum of four overlapping source activities in the region of the contralateral post- and precentral cortical projection areas. Two sources in the depth of the central sulcus could not be resolved unambiguously. The third, more superficial source, which probably reflects activation of area 1, was better defined in the source analysis of the SEP, because dipole orientation was close to radial. The fourth source was more posterior. Several problems observed in the analysis of the present MEG and EEG data suggest that the simultaneous measurement and analysis of multichannel EEG and MEG data will substantially increase spatio-temporal resolution.


Preface Heavy Metals: Functional & Metabolic Interactions between Carbohydrates & Secondary Metabolites in Plants -- A Review Antibiotics as Environmental Contaminants: Risks & European Overview Devices for Controlling Inorganic & Organic Contaminants in Wastewater Streams Hazardous Metals: Sources, Toxicity, & Control Arsenic, Heavy Metals & SO2 Derived in a Mining-Metallurgical Production Process Arsenic Poisoning & Remedial Measures: A Global Scenario Surfactants: An Environmental Menace-Removal from Water by Natural Products Relevance of using Saccharomyces cerevisiae Biomass in the Bioremediation of Heavy Metals The Risks & Treatments of Heavy Metals from Electroplating Wastewater Research Progress on Heats of Formation & Detonation of Energetic Compounds Fly Ashes Management: Fuel Type, Remediation & Standardization.


Objective To analyze CT features of gastrointestinal stromal stumors(GIST)and to evaluate its value in diagnosis of the disease.Methods 35 patients with CT examination and histological diagnosis of GIST were restrospectively reviewed.Results The tumor originated from the stomach(n=15),small intestine(n=8),colorectum(n=5),esophagus(n=2),restroperitoneum(n=3) and mesentery(n=2),of 35 GIST,15 were benign and 20 were malignant.In benign GIST,the diameter of the tumor was less than 5cm,with clear margin and homogeneous density.In malignant GIST,the diameter of the tumor was more than 6cm,the tumors were lobular in shape,with necrosis within the tumor,invasion of adjacent tissues and metastasis,The positive predictive value of CT for ocation of GIST was 100%(35/35),the positive predictive value of CT for differentiation of benign and malignant GIST was 88.6 %(31/35).Conclusion CT scan is of certain value in diagnosis and differentiating diagnosis of gastroroin testinalstromal tumors.


(57) Abstract: providing a diagnosis of resistance process control device. An apparatus in a process control system (2) comprises resistive electric element (210) having a (212). Self-heating circuit connected to said element (210) (208) supplies the self-heating signal related to the resistance (212) of the device (210). Diagnostic circuitry (202) provides a diagnostic output as a function of the self-heating signal output.


The general aim of this ethno-botanical study is to document, describe and analyse the Balinese community members' knowledge, belief and practices with regard to medicinal, aromatic and cosmetic (MAC) plants in relation to community health and bio-cultural diversity conservation of MAC plants. This study has been conducted in four sample villages in the central-south-eastern part of Bali, Indonesia. The Ethnosystems Approach used in this study places the emic point of view central in studying the human-plant relations in Bali and focuses on the Knowledge-Belief-Practice complex of the health and healing practices. This study acknowledges the 'inextricable link' between nature, society, language and culture, conceptualised in the term bio-cultural diversity, expressing the relationship between biological and cultural diversity. The data collection and analyses using complementary qualitative and quantitative research techniques focuses on the community members' reported use of fresh MAC plants as home remedies in the wider context of the Balinese pluralistic medical configuration. In addition, it seeks to explain whether their behaviour exhibits a sustainable character towards both the conservation of the diversity of MAC plants in terms of genes, species and ecosystems and to the conservation of the local knowledge, beliefs and practical applications of the MAC plants.


A model is introduced for the description of the atomic structure of amorphous metal–metalloid alloys. The model is based on the assumption that the local arrangement of the atoms in the amorphous state is similar to that in the corresponding crystalline phase. Short-range order of the Fe3C and Ni3P structure types is used for modelling amorphous metal–metalloid alloys. The partial and the total pair distribution functions are calculated and compared with experimental values. The Ni3P unit cell is suitable as a structural unit for modelling the amorphous atomic structure. The Fe3C unit cell is not realized as a structural unit in amorphous metal–metalloid alloys in general.